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The Grassroots Party was a political Third party (United States), third party in the United States established in 1986 to oppose drug prohibition. The party shared many of the progressive values of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party, Farmer-Labor Party but with an emphasis on Cannabis (drug), cannabis/hemp legalization issues, and the organization traced their roots to the Youth International Party of the 1960s. The Grassroots Party was active in the U.S. states of Iowa, Minnesota, and Vermont. The party was most successful in Vermont, where they achieved major party qualification in 1996, a status which they retained for six years, until 2002. Platform United States Bill of Rights The permanent platform of the Grassroots Party was the United States Bill of Rights, Bill of Rights. Individual candidates' positions on issues varied from Libertarian to Green. All Grassroots candidates would end marijuana/hemp prohibition, thus re-legalizing cannabis (drug), cannabis for all its uses. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youth International Party
The Youth International Party (YIP), whose members were commonly called Yippies, was an American youth-oriented radical and countercultural revolutionary offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movements of the late 1960s. It was founded on December 31, 1967. They employed theatrical gestures to mock the social status quo, such as advancing a pig ("Pigasus the Immortal") as a candidate for president of the United States in 1968. They have been described as a highly theatrical, anti-authoritarian and anarchist youth movement of "symbolic politics".Abbie Hoffman, Soon to be a Major Motion Picture, page 128. Perigee Books, 1980. Since they were well known for street theatre and politically themed pranks, they were either ignored or denounced by many of the "old school" political left. According to ABC News, "The group was known for street theater pranks and was once referred to as the ' Groucho Marxists'." Background The Yippies had no formal membership or hierarchy. The or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
